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‘He is my hero’: Fort Benning marks name change with ceremony highlighting World War I infantryman
Fort Benning officials held a ceremony to mark the change of the major Army training post from Fort Moore to Fort Benning – a ...
Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last month ordered the change back to Fort Benning to honor Fred Benning, who was awarded the ...
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Fort Benning returns to old name — with a new namesake
The switch comes less than two years after the post was redesignated Fort Moore as officials stripped the names of ...
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‘Best our Army has to offer’: Soldiers test skills in Fort Benning Infantry Week competitions
FORT BENNING, Ga. — When Cpl. Jerry Eversmeyer’s opponent wrestled him to the mat early in their bronze medal bout of the Lacerda All-Army Combatives ... his victory to training and the ...
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Infantry Commandant welcomes son of fallen Soldier to the Army
When the Chief of Infantry learned through Facebook that the Soldiers of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment would graduate from ...
In Grueling Ranger Competition, Gender Proves No Obstacle
A female Army Ranger, in a first, competed in one of the military’s toughest tests of physical fitness. She bested many of ...
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Soldiers clash in hand-to-hand combat during 2025 Lacerda Cup at Fort Benning
FORT BENNING, Ga. (WTVM) - More than 150 soldiers, including 10 women, from around the world have stepped into the ring this week for the 2025 Lacerda Cup Combatives Competition, part of the Army ...
A key ally in Trump’s migrant crackdown is coming for a visit. What might El Salvador’s Bukele get?
President Donald Trump is hosting Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, at the White House on Monday as the small ...
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A key ally in Trump’s migrant crackdown is coming for a visit. What might El Salvador’s Bukele get?
While Bukele’s crackdown on gangs has popular support, the country has lived under a state of emergency that suspends some basic ... Army is restoring the name Fort Benning to its storied ...